Derek Hough had a bittersweet experience watching Céline Dion’s I Am: Céline Dion documentary after wife Hayley Erbert’s own well being struggles.
“The documentary was once extremely robust, appearing Celine’s struggles with SPS but additionally her quirky and amusing side,” Hough, 39, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, June 27, revealing he and Erbert, 29, watched the Prime Video doc the night earlier than.
The Dancing With the Stars judge explained that “an excessively tricky scene” to watch used to be when Dion, 56, had a SPS (stiff person syndrome) seizure “play out in actual time” at the large screen.
“It was once so onerous to watch seeing her in pain like that,” Hough wrote, noting, “It also jogged my memory of Hayley’s seizure on the side of the degree a few months in the past. I could slightly re-watch.”
Erbert was once diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel in December 2023 which required emergency craniectomy to relieve the power on her mind.
Once Erbert had recovered, she was given the OK to resume dancing alongside her husband on their Symphony of Dance Tour in April.
“I DID IT! This tour reignited many portions of me which were dim for goodbye,” Erbert wrote via Instagram ultimate month after getting again on level. “So, for that, I can't thank everyone who came out to toughen us on this wild adventure enough. I'm so thankful to still be here, with you all, doing what I really like. Thank you, thank you, thank you 🫶🏼.”
Dion has been on a equivalent, however longer, health journey that has kept her from appearing. The Grammy winner introduced in December 2022 that she was once recognized with the uncommon neurological dysfunction referred to as stiff person syndrome. The sickness led to her to have “spasms” that affected her vocal cords.
While she learned to navigate her disorder, Dion had to cancel her tour for more than a yr. In her I Am: Céline Dion documentary, the singer documents her ups and downs as she continues to paintings towards getting again on level.
“I miss it so much. The folks. I omit them,” she says at one point. “If I can’t run, I’ll walk. If I will’t walk, I’ll move slowly. And I gained’t prevent.”
Hough, who met Dion years previous to her diagnosis, gushed over the musician’s strength after seeing her doc.
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“Celine is an absolute legend, with a novel and one in one billion voice,” he wrote on Thursday. “We’re so blessed to witness her skill in our lifetime. I pray she heals and returns to the level she loves so much.”
Hough referred to as Dion a “firecracker” and shared a video of him and Erbert dancing together with her after their meet and greet.
I Am: Céline Dion is lately streaming on Prime Video.
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